Wrongful deaths, beatings, false arrests alleged in lawsuits against Rapides law enforcement
By Frances Madeson and Greg LaRose Contributing Writers (lailluminator.com) — A string of lawsuits lays out allegations of death, violence, negligence and unwarranted arrests, stops and searches against Rapides Parish law enforcement ... Louisiana’s unemployment trust fund expected to fully recover from COVID-19
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — After practically running dry in 2020, Louisiana’s unemployment trust fund is expected to climb back to its pre-COVID-19 pandemic level by August next year, ... US Senate Judiciary Republicans: Book bans aren’t bans
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer Editor’s note: The following article includes explicit language (lailluminator.com) — Republicans on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee argued thousands of book bans across the country were not bans ... Groups canvass Louisiana on National Voter Registration Day
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) – Volunteers and advocacy groups spent much of Tuesday canvassing neighborhoods and knocking on doors for National Voter Registration Day. Historic confirmation overcomes blockade, signals milestone for representation
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — With a rare display of bipartisan support in the Senate on the evening of Wednesday, September 20, Air Force Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown ... In publishing, diversity depends not only on who’s portrayed but how
By Selen Ozturk Contributing Writer (Ethnic News Media) — A new study of racial representation in U.S. school books by The Education Trust holds that numbers alone don’t cut it: To change ... Renewable power expected to grow as La. marks clean energy transition
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana will soon mark the seventh annual National Clean Energy Week. While the state’s renewable power industry is slightly behind that of most other states, ... The shrinking number of primary care physicians is reaching a tipping point
By Elisabeth Rosenthal Contributing Writer (kffhealthnews.org) — I’ve been receiving an escalating stream of panicked emails from people telling me their longtime physician was retiring, was no longer taking their insurance, or ... ‘Restaurant workers Bill of Rights’is introduced in US House by Rep. Tlaib
By Samantha Dietel Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, re-introduced legislation last week aimed at improving the lives of U.S. restaurant workers. There has always been class warfare
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist The United Auto Workers and the Big Three automobile manufacturers – Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis haven’t been able to agree on worker compensation, and no wonder. ...
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